Where does “మామిడికాయ” come from?

మామిడికాయ (Telugu) comes from Telugu కాయ, from Proto-Dravidian kāy — fruit.

మామిడికాయ (Telugu): The unripe fruit of mango

Definitions

  1. The unripe fruit of mango

Ancestry of “మామిడికాయ”, step by step

మామిడికాయ traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via Telugu కాయ

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguకాయunripe fruit; Anything round, as the head
2Proto-Dravidiankāyfruit

via Telugu మామిడి

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Teluguమామిడిmango
2Proto-Dravidian*mām—
Every word from Proto-Dravidian kāy →Every word from Telugu కాయ →